Arabic for think

i3taqada

ﺍِﻋﺘَﻘَﺪَ

think – past tense he

ya3taqidu

ﻳَﻌﺘَﻘِﺪُ

think – present tense he

The Arabic verb for think is written ﺍِﻋﺘَﻘَﺪَ and pronunced i3taqada in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻌﺘَﻘِﺪُ and pronounced ya3taqidu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

Using the word think

I think that life is much more beautiful than we can imagine.

'a3taqidu 'anna alHayaata 'ajmalu bikathiirin min maa natakhayyalu

ﺃَﻋﺘَﻘِﺪُ ﺃَﻥَّ ﺍَﻟﺤَﻴَﺎﺓَ ﺃَﺟﻤَﻞُ ﺑِﻜَﺜِﻴﺮٍ ﻣِﻦ ﻣَﺎ ﻧَﺘَﺨَﻴَّﻞُ

For a while, I thought that you hated me.⁶

i3taqadtu liwahlatin 'annaka kunta takrahunii

ﺍِﻋﺘَﻘَﺪﺕُ ﻟِﻮَﻫﻠَﺔٍ ﺃَﻧَّﻚَ ﻛُﻨﺖَ ﺗَﻜﺮَﻫُﻨِﻲ

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Important letters: ﻉ ﻕ ﺩ

The root of the word think consists of three Arabic letters: ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3, qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q and dal that is written ﺩ and pronounced d. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to think

agreement, contract, decade

3aqd

ﻋَﻘﺪ

to be convened, be gathered

The letters of think

ﺍِﻋﺘَﻘَﺪَ

ﺍ

ﻋـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻘـ

ـﺪ

ﺍ

ﻋـ

ـﺘـ

ـﻘـ

ـﺪ

ﺍ

ـﺎ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

ﺕ

ﺗـ

ـﺘـ

ـﺖ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

ﺩ

ـﺪ

alef

ayn

qaf

dal

The Arabic word for think consists of: The letter alef that is written ﺍ and pronounced . The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ﻋـ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter dal that is written ﺩ ( here ـﺪ ) and pronounced d and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺍِﻋﺘَﻘَﺪَ and pronounced i3taqada.

Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for think

ifta3ala becomes i3taqada

We have seen that the Arabic word for think is written ﺍِﻋﺘَﻘَﺪَ and pronounced i3taqada. It follows the pattern verb form 8. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure ifta3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is ifta3ala and the root letters are 3, q and d, the word becomes i3taqada.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns